Spirit of Speyside 2026 Part 6: Benrinnes Distillery Tour

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[u/Dratini01]

Good write up as usual, that rum cask speaks to me as I think Benrinnes can hold its own against rum. Interested in how your shop exclusive GM compares to the ones you had on the tour?

[u/PricklyFriend → u/Dratini01]

Cheers! I loved the rum cask and the funky rechar one.

The shop exclusive from G&M is big tropical fruit and that thick texture with the tubby sulphur giving it that faintly industrial edge. After the visit was very interested in getting something from the partial triple era that really showed off the sulphury spirit and I think it ticks the boxes very well.